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Fatent ed July l, 1924.

THOMAS S. FRIEND, OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

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Application filed September as, 1922. serial Nb. 590,574.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, THOMIAS S. FRIEND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cans, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to vessels or receptaclesadapted to receive waste material such as used paper towels, rags, oilywaste and also for laundry and other similar purposes.

The objects of this invention are, to pro vide a can or receptacle ofthischaracter which will be of simple construction and practical inoperation; to provide a can having a self-closing door which will besubstantially water tight and which will not be apt to be affected bythe air; to provide a receptacle for oily waste which will be ventilatedand which will'tend to confine any combustion in the can; to provide acan of this character into which the waste material may be easilydeposited; and in general to provide such improvements and novelfeatures as will be described more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention;

Figure 1 is a front view with parts broken away to show the interiorconstruction;

and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure l. A

The can or receptacle3 is preferably made rectangular or square in crosssection and of any suitable size. The can may also be made of anysuitable material but prefer ably of sheet steel, galvanized iron or thelike. The can may set directly on the floor or may he provided with legs4 for supporting the same above the floor which is desirable in case itis to be used for oily waste or material which may be apt to get onfire.

The can is provided with a top or cover 5 having a depending flange 6which extends well down over the upper end of the can. The can cover maybe held in position by any suitable means such as ears 7 which extend upthrough slots or holes 8 in the top and are provided with holes 9 forreceiving the fasteners 10. These fasteners may be conveniently held bychains 11 to prevent their being lost. It will also be noted thatpadlocks may be substituted for the fasteners if it is desired tolock'the cover in position. 7

The cover 5 has an opening 12 for receiving the material and thisopening is covered by a cap or housing 13 having a'selfclosing door 1 atthe front thereof. In the particular arrangement shown the housing hastriangular ends 15 anda sloping roof 16. The door :14 is carried on arod 17 which passes througha bead 18 along the upper edge of the doorand is mounted in bearings 19 in the sides 15. The ends of this red arepreferably provided with nuts 20 for holding the same in position. Thelower end of the door strikes against an abutment 21 along the frontedge of the opening 12 and the sides overlap flanges 22 which extendinwardly from the sides 15, thus making a substantially tight closureand permitting the door to be made sufficiently short so that it willnot bind on the sides. It will be noted that thebearing or hinge for thedoor is in advance of the stop at the bottom, so that the door willswing to closed position by gravity and the lower edge of the door maybeprovided with an additional weight 23 to make the closing more positive.

It is desirable to ventilate cans which are intended to be used for oilywaste or ma terial which may be subject to spontaneous combustion andheretofore this has commonly been done by providing holes in the top ofthecen. This, however, is objectionable as these holes may becomeclogged when the can is filled and also furnish passageways for theflames in the event of fire in the can. In the present instance Iprovide such ventilation in the housing 13 by making one or more holesat in the sides 15. When additional protection is desired, these holesmay be covered with fine screens 25 which will prevent the egress of theflames. These screens may be conveniently held in frames 26 which areriveted to the sides by means of rivets 27 so that they will not be aptto be affected by the heat as would be the case if they were soldered inposition.

From this description it will be seen that I provide a can forcollecting waste which is adapted for either inside or outside use andwhich will positively retain the material placed therein as well asprotect it from the elements. Furthermore, the material to be depositedin the cans may be very readily insertedand the door will always returnto closed position. Furthermore, on account of the door swinging backover the ventilating holes it will not be possible to cover the holeswith the material placed in the can.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of the parts in order to adapt thereceptacle to different conditions or uses, and therefore I do not wishto be limited to the exact construction herein shown and described,except as pointed outin the followng c ai 'I claim: j v

l. A receptacle of the character set forth having a removable cover withan inlet housing extending upwardly from the cover said housin havingtriangular ends, both of the upwar ly extending sides of the trianglesbeingpitched backwardly in the same directi nfr m a vertical planewhereby the roof and the front portion of the housing will be sloped inthe same direction, said front portion having an inlet opening and aself-closing door in said housing for covering said opening, thearrangement being such that the door when in normally closed positionill be t an cute; ang to t p pe e ular.

2. can for waste material or the like ha ng n nl t ou ing e ndins p r 1yfrom h top r o i a s ng ng door in one side, said door being mounted sothat it closes by gravity and when closed will have its upper pivotedend extending outwardly from the lower edge,

3. The combination with a receptacle, of

a cover having an opening therein, a housing over said opening, saidhousing havin triangular sides, and a sloping roof, 0. rod pivotallymounted in the upper portions of the sides, a door mounted on said rodand adapted to engage with the edge of the cover along the forward sideof the opening, flanges for engagement with the sides of the door, thedoor being mounted so that the pivot is in advance of the stop at thebottom whereby the door is normally in a slanting position.

4. The combination of a rectangular can having ears projecting upwardlyfrom the sides thereof, a cover for said can having slots for receivingthe ears, fasteners for en'- gaging with said ears, a housing projectingupwardly from said cover, and a swinging door in front of the housing,said door being mounted so that it will close by gravity.

5. The combination with a can for waste material, of a cover, and havinga sloping front with a door opening therein, a flat door for saidopening pivoted at the top with the pivot in advance of the stop in thebottom of the front whereby the door will close tightly under the actionof gravity, an inlet housing projecting upwardly from the cover andVentilating openings in the sides of said housing.

6. A can for waste or the like having a cover with an upwardlyprojecting housing with a flat door in the front thereof adapted toclose against a sloping frame in the housing, openings in the sides ofsaid housing and screens covering said openings,

THOMAS 1s FRIEND

